Vision Casting
A lot of people are calling former New York City Mayor Rudy Guillani the "front-runner" in the Republican Presidential sweepstakes. After this speech I am starting to see why. (H/T Cap't Ed)
"Mayor Giuliani is calling on the Republican Party to redefine itself as "the party of freedom," focusing on lower taxes, school choice, and a health care system rooted in free market principles....Delivering a policy-driven overview of his presidential platform yesterday, Mr. Giuliani outlined the agenda in a Washington speech before a conservative think tank that sought to make clear distinctions between his vision and that of the Democrats, if not his rivals for the Republican nomination in 2008. The former New York mayor's proposed redefinition of the Republican platform would signal a shift away from any focus on social issues, on which Mr. Giuliani is much less ideologically aligned with the party.
Mr. Giuliani reserved his strongest criticism yesterday for Democrats, but he also said the government's handling of the war on terrorism had done "damage" to America's reputation abroad...Mr. Giuliani talked about taxes, education, and health care, saying they are areas where Republican ideas trump those of Democrats. Democrats, he said, would want to raise taxes to pay the higher costs of a war. "That shows a dividing line, and to me, a misunderstanding of how our economy works," Mr. Giuliani said. He said that while Republicans believe that the American economy is "essentially a private economy," Democrats "really believe, honest, that it is essentially a government economy."
Citing the tax cuts of President Kennedy, Mr. Giuliani said the Democrats' move away from a low-tax policy was one reason he left the party to become an independent and later a Republican."
The Republican Party needs to redefine itself as the Party of Freedom! That's pretty heady stuff. Ed called it "Reaganesque" and it sure seems like he is heading in that direction.
Contrast that with the remarks that Governor Pawlenty (rumored to be a potential Vice Presidential nominee) said yesterday to the National Governors Association.
"The Republicans have to articulate and present an agenda that reassures people and meets those concerns," he said. "And I don't think we've done that very well in the last three to five years."
He called it a time for the party to re-evaluate and "make sure people hear our message about how we're going to improve schools, how we're going to make health care affordable, how we're going to have a better environment and energy future … Republicans have been in neutral on those issues, at least in the public's perception." (emphasis mine)
On one hand we have a candidate saying that Republicans need to differentiate themselves from the Democrats and on the other we have a candidate saying Republicans need to be more like the Democrats....Care to guess which one is clueless as to why he almost lost his re-election bid last November.....
The Minnesota GOP is doomed to mediocrity as long as it's leadership (including the top of their ticket) remains oblivious to the fact that the electorate wants a choice in the matter - not more of the same.
"Mayor Giuliani is calling on the Republican Party to redefine itself as "the party of freedom," focusing on lower taxes, school choice, and a health care system rooted in free market principles....Delivering a policy-driven overview of his presidential platform yesterday, Mr. Giuliani outlined the agenda in a Washington speech before a conservative think tank that sought to make clear distinctions between his vision and that of the Democrats, if not his rivals for the Republican nomination in 2008. The former New York mayor's proposed redefinition of the Republican platform would signal a shift away from any focus on social issues, on which Mr. Giuliani is much less ideologically aligned with the party.
Mr. Giuliani reserved his strongest criticism yesterday for Democrats, but he also said the government's handling of the war on terrorism had done "damage" to America's reputation abroad...Mr. Giuliani talked about taxes, education, and health care, saying they are areas where Republican ideas trump those of Democrats. Democrats, he said, would want to raise taxes to pay the higher costs of a war. "That shows a dividing line, and to me, a misunderstanding of how our economy works," Mr. Giuliani said. He said that while Republicans believe that the American economy is "essentially a private economy," Democrats "really believe, honest, that it is essentially a government economy."
Citing the tax cuts of President Kennedy, Mr. Giuliani said the Democrats' move away from a low-tax policy was one reason he left the party to become an independent and later a Republican."
The Republican Party needs to redefine itself as the Party of Freedom! That's pretty heady stuff. Ed called it "Reaganesque" and it sure seems like he is heading in that direction.
Contrast that with the remarks that Governor Pawlenty (rumored to be a potential Vice Presidential nominee) said yesterday to the National Governors Association.
"The Republicans have to articulate and present an agenda that reassures people and meets those concerns," he said. "And I don't think we've done that very well in the last three to five years."
He called it a time for the party to re-evaluate and "make sure people hear our message about how we're going to improve schools, how we're going to make health care affordable, how we're going to have a better environment and energy future … Republicans have been in neutral on those issues, at least in the public's perception." (emphasis mine)
On one hand we have a candidate saying that Republicans need to differentiate themselves from the Democrats and on the other we have a candidate saying Republicans need to be more like the Democrats....Care to guess which one is clueless as to why he almost lost his re-election bid last November.....
The Minnesota GOP is doomed to mediocrity as long as it's leadership (including the top of their ticket) remains oblivious to the fact that the electorate wants a choice in the matter - not more of the same.
Labels: Governor Pawlenty, Rudy Guillani
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